1. Elizabeth (Ellie) Ashley Kuykendall
240 Maeves Way, Austin, TX 78737
elliekuykendall@yahoo.com – Cell: 210-274-2324
I am currently a sophomore at Dripping Springs High School and have been a proud line member
of the award winning DS Hi-steppers for 2 years now. Next year, I will be a junior and I am
applying for the esteemed position of First Lieutenant Officer for the 2015-16 Hi-stepper Team.
Though I am only 16, I am well immersed in leadership through my family and other’s
teachings. As an older sister of a seven year old, I have learned to be more than aware of my
words and actions as well as the compassion, respect, patience, and selflessness that comes along
with caring for younger siblings. I am also involved in a Leadership Academy that gives me the
ability to learn the qualities of an effective leader and how I can apply that to my everyday life as
well as the more prominent leadership roles I am graced with through the service of others. I
strive to always be the best I can be in order to be a role model for my peers and the community
and I am consistently smiling and laughing thanks to the positive outlook that I have been
blessed with.
Education
Dripping Springs High School
 97.077 GPA
Dance and Performance Experience
 DSHS Hi-Stepper Line Member for 2 years and in Haley Schmidt and Adryanna Varela’s
Rank
 Choreographed and performed a two time award winning solo at this year’s competition
 Choreographed and performed a division 1 solo for last year’s competition
 Taught and mentored 2nd and 3rd grade girls at Little Stepper events
 Performed at Lake Hills Church’s Women’s night and St. Martian DePores’s summer
event
 Attended dance classes at Dance Xplosion for jazz, hip-hop, kick, modern, lyrical, leaps
and turns, technique, and ballet
 Attended a drill team intensive at Dance Xplosion for 3 years in a row
 Attended Austin Dance Camp and was taught hip-hop, jazz, modern, and lyrical
 Participated in DSHS’s musical production of “Once Upon A Mattress”
 Graduated with three years of middle school Dance I and Dance II classes
 Participated in DSMS’s musical productions of “Once On This Island” and “Bye Bye
Birdie” and play “Letters”
 Participated in DSMS’s girls’ choir and theater classes

2. Elizabeth (Ellie) Ashley Kuykendall
240 Maeves Way, Austin, TX 78737
elliekuykendall@yahoo.com – Cell: 210-274-2324
Organizations and Community
 Leader at Lake Hills Church’s (LHC) Vacation Bible School June 2012, 13, 14, and 15.
 Regularly scheduled serving at LHC’s Sunday school
 Preparing meals for Mobile Loaves and Fishes
 Current member of Tiger Nation
 Member of Spur Leadership Academy
Awards and Recognition
Sophomore Year (2014-15)
 Austin Dance Camp Award of Completion
 Crowd Pleaser Award for Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Contemporary
 Little Miss Small but Mighty
 Outstanding Leaps
 Best Turns
 2nd and 3rd division I solo
Freshman Year (2013-14)
 Little Miss Elate
 Outstanding Leaps
 Best Turns
 Little Miss Outgoing
 Hi-Stepper Participation Award
 Division I Solo
Middle School (2010-13)
 Competition Middle School Dance – 1st place Large Ensemble
Hobbies and Interests
My main hobby/interest is dance. I absolutely love being given the ability to express myself
through the beauty of movement and having my amazing team to encourage and accept
encouragement from makes the experience one I wouldn’t trade the world for. Middle School
dance helped me realize my passion, but drill team has really opened my eyes to see that the
movement of 40 or 50 girls as one on and off the floor is irreplaceable.
When I am not on the dance floor you can often find me singing, acting, or preforming in some
other way. Aside from preforming I enjoy learning new things, writing stories or poetry, reading,
caring for my pets, helping out around the house, or spending quality time with my family.